45 CFR § 2552.53 - Under what circumstances may a Foster Grandparent be removed from service?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s2552.53"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 2552.53 - Under what circumstances may a Foster Grandparent be removed from service?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "2552.53"
section_name: "Under what circumstances may a Foster Grandparent be removed from service?"
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
part_number: "2552"
part_name: "FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 4950 42 U.S.C. 12651b-12651d; E.O. 13331, 69 FR 9911."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 14126, Mar. 24, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2552"
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# 2552.53 Under what circumstances may a Foster Grandparent be removed from service?
(a) A sponsor may remove a Foster Grandparent from service for cause. Grounds for removal include, but are not limited to: Extensive and unauthorized absences; misconduct; failure to perform assignments or failure to accept supervision. A Foster Grandparent may also be removed from stipended service for having income in excess of the eligibility level. A Foster Grandparent shall be removed immediately if ineligible to serve based on criminal history check results.
(b) The sponsor shall establish appropriate policies on removal from service, as well as procedures for appeal.
[83 FR 64652, Dec. 17, 2018]